Korean violinist Inmo Yang is the first prize winner of the 2022 Jean Sibelius Violin Competition. He was also awarded a prize for the best performance of the commissioned work written by Magnus Lindberg. Sakari Oramo- the chair of the jury- commented: “The winner was overwhelming. There is so much great about Inmo’s playing, both musically and violinistically. There is never anything extra involved in changing the spring, which produces singing and ease.”

In March 2015, Inmo won the 54th International Violin Competition “Premio Paganini” in Genoa, Italy, marking the first time since 2006 that the Paganini Competition jury awarded First Prize. Fabio Luisi, the chair of the jury at the time, commented: “Inmo is an intuitive musician. His Paganini is captivating and exquisite.” He also garnered the following special prizes: youngest finalist, best performance of the contemporary original piece, performance most appreciated by the audience, and a special recital in Genoa using Paganini’s own Guarneri Del Gesu violin.

In the 2024-25 season, Inmo debuts with the New York Philharmonic in their Lunar New Year Concert, Los Angeles Philharmonic during their Korean Festival week, Polish National Radio Symphony , Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Turku Philharmonic, Tampere Philharmonic, Trondheim Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, and Dresden Philharmonic. Inmo returns to perform with Oulu Symphony, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Richmond Symphony, Seoul Philharmonic, Incheon Philharmonic, and Tapiola Sinfonietta.
Notable tours of the season include Bach and Vivaldi Concertos with the Berliner Barock Solisten in Korea and Japan, and Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Orchestre de la Suisse Romande with Jonathan Nott in Korea. Inmo will make his first appearance in the Weiwuying festival in Taiwan.

Inmo has worked with many renowned conductors such as Sakari Oramo, Marin Alsop, Myung-whun Chung, James Gaffigan, Neeme Järvi, Fabio Luisi, David Robertson, John Storgårds, Osmo Vänskä. His concerto appearances include Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de Metz, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Philharmonic Orchestra, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, and Busan Philharmonic Orchestra.

Inmo made his Carnegie Hall debut at the Weill Recital Hall as a winner of the Concert Artists Guild competition, and went on to receive invitations to the Boston Symphony Hall, the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, the Ravinia Music Festival and the Marlboro Music Festival.

In 2021, Inmo released his second Deutsche Grammophon album [The Genetics of Strings]. His debut album - 24 Caprices by N. Paganini - was recorded live as part of the Kumho Art Hall residency and released under the same label in 2019.

Inmo studied with Namyoon Kim at Korea National University of Arts, Miriam Fried at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and Antje Weithaas at Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin. He is now studying at Kronberg Academy with Antje Weithaas. Inmo is playing on a violin by G. B. Guadagnini of Turin kindly loaned by Jane Ng through J & A Beare and the Beare’s International Violin Society for The International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition.